Combined iron and concrete fence-post



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28 IIVVE/VTORJ Afforney Patented Aug. 1, 1882.

L S. KINGS BURY-fiv G. W. PEOK. COMBINED 13011 AND CONCRETE FENCE POST.

WITNESSES (No'ModeL) UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

IRA S. KINGSBURY AND GEORGE WV. PEUK, OF MONTIGELLO, INDIANA.

COMBINED IRON AND CONCRETE FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,854, dated August1, 1882.

Application filed March 31, 1882. (No model.)

Ourinvention relates to an improvement in 7 combined iron and concretefence-posts, the object of the same being to provide a fence that willbe strong and durablein structure and of comparatively small initialcost; and with these ends in view our invention consists in certaindetails of construction and combinations of parts, as will be more fullyexplained, and pointed out in the claims.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view, showing a sectionof our new fence; and Fig. 2 is a perspective View of afenc'e-post.

A represents the wrought angle-iron fencepost, and B the concrete basein which the iron post is secured'after or before the said base isplaced in position in the ground. The iron post can be of any suitablesize, and is provided with the slots at and the holes b, placed atsuitable intervals apart throughout the entire length of the post, forthe reception and retention of the wires 0. These wires, barbed orplain, rest in the holes b in the post A, and can, if desired, bestretched throughout the entire length of the fence before they arelocked in the posts; or they can be locked in the respective posts asthey are placed in position by simply bringing the oppositejaws of theslot a, into close contact by means of a hammer.

The concrete base or feet of the posts B are made of Portland or othersuitable cement, sand, and gravel, combined in suitable proportions withwater, and mixed and tamped in suitable molds. A hole sufficiently largefor the reception and retention of the post is formed in the upper faceof the base during the process of molding, in which the lower end of thepost is secured in the usual way with cement, lead, or sulphur.

If desired, we can secure the postto the base during the process ofmolding; but the post secured as before described answers all thenecessary purposes.

A metallic band or collar, D, is embedded around the top of the base-B,which prevents the said base from splitting. This collarD can also besecured in position to the base during the operation of molding thesame, or it can i about six inches at the point d, and then taperinginward from that point to the bottom of the posts, where they are abouttwo inches square. The taper from the top to the point 61 is to enablethe base to better resist the tendency of frost to more it upward, asthe ground freezes first at the surface, and is consequently the hardestat that point. The longer these improved bases are in the ground theharder they become.

Any suitable number of barbed or plain wires are strung on the post, andare secured therein in the manner before described.

The posts can be set from four to five rods apart, and the wires betweenthe posts are strengthened and held in position by the staystrip E.These stay-stripsE are made from com mon stake-iron, with holes andslots punched therein at suitable intervals apart, into which the wiresare put and secured against displacement.

To further strengthen the fence, and to pro vide means for equalizingthe pressure on the posts, we have placed diagonal braces 1 be tween thecorner-posts and the posts on the opposite sides thereof. The firstbraces, or the braces between one corner-post and the two posts on theopposite sides thereof, are connected to the corner-post just above thebase and extend diagonally upward, and are connected to the tops of theadjacent posts, while the next braces are connected to the second posts,near the bottoms thereof, and extend diagonally upward and are connectedto the top of the third posts. These braces can, if desired, stop here,or they can be continued throughout the'entire lengthof the fencing, andthey can be secured to the wires in the passage from one post toanother, or be free therefrom.

If desired, our improved concrete bases can be used with wooden posts;but we prefer to make the fence entirely of metal and concrete, as alldanger of its taking fire is obviated.

Our improvement is simple in construction, can be manufactured andplaced in position ata comparatively small initial cost, and is moredurable than the ordinary wood fence, or the combined wood and ironfences now generally used.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with the metallic post A, of the concrete base B, madeoutwardly tapering from its upper end downward and from its lower endupward, the tapering portion at the upper end serving to prevent thevertical displacement of the base, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

IRA S. KINGSBURY. GEORGE W. PEGK.

Witnesses:

DANL. D. DALE, J. BREORLEY.

